Happy New Year , Charlie Brown (1986)

So...I have come to the conclusion, that every one of the Peanuts gang chicks, digs someone that doesn't dig her back.
Hey! What the hecks up with that!? Hmmm
Made for TV, aired January 1st in the US.
The story: It's almost time for Christmas vacation and Charlie is very excited.
That is until he finds out he has to spend the majority of his vacation reading 'War and Peace', which he believes weighs more than his whole body.
Hopefully, he can make time to have fun with his friends and go to the New Year's Eve party that everyone is raving about and preparing for.
Stars (voices by) Chad Allen, Kristie Baker, Jeremy Miller, Aron Mandelbaum, Melissa Guzzi, Jason Mendelson, Elizabeth Lyn Fraser, Bill Melendez, Tiffany Billings, Sean Collins, Desirée Goyette
Directed by Sam Jaimes & Bill Melendez
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAMILY

"I'm not your sweet baboo! I wouldn't invite you to a garage sale!"

Alfred Hitchcock Presents : Santa Claus and the 10th Avenue Kid (1955)

Made for CBS, aired December 18th in the US.
Season 1. Episode 12.
The story: An aging ex-con is being rehabilitated by a kindly lady.
She sends him to a department store a few days before Christmas, and he finds himself playing the role of department store Santa.
Having to sit with children who tell him all about all the things they want for Christmas isn't quite his bag.
But he ends up helping along with a young boy's Christmas wish.
Stars Alfred Hitchcock, Barry Fitzgerald, Virginia Gregg, Justice Watson, Tyler McVey, Arthur Space, Norman Willis, Betty Harford, Alan Reynolds, Mimi Gibson, Tony Blankley, Butch Bernard, Noelle Green
Directed by Don Weis
Black & White
Not Rated
DRAMA/MYSTERY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

"Well, who'd want a hot Santa Claus suit??"

"Yes, I'm sure it's much too warm."

Rocko's Modern Life : You Can't Squeeze Cheer From A Cheese Log , Rocko's Modern Christmas (1994)

Made for Nickelodeon, aired December 1st in the US.

Season 2. Episode 6.
The story: Rocko would really like it to snow this year to help him get in the holiday spirit.
Since it hasn't snowed he figures he will throw a small Christmas party to get in that holiday state of mind.
So Rocko invites a few friends to his party and those few friends invite a bunch more friends to the party.
Only there may not be any party at all due to Ed Bigheads' big, mean mouth.
Stars (voices by) Carlos Alazraqui, Tom Kenny, Charles Adler, Linda Wallem, Mr. Lawrence
Directed by Mr. Lawrence & Joe Murray
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAMILY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006)

Released direct to DVD, November 14th in the US.
The story: Daffy Duck is a greedy store owner who drives his employees like underpaid slaves.
Its Christmas eve and Daffy insists that all his employees stay late and then plan to be back at work at 5 the next morning.
But overnight Daffy is visited by some ghosts of Christmas, who help him change his selfish greedy ways.
Stars (voices by) Billy West, Joe Alaskey, Bob Bergen, June Foray, Maurice LaMarche, Jim Cummings, Tara Strong
Directed by Charles Visser
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAMILY

Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales (2002)

Made for TV, aired December 8th in the US.
The story: It's almost Christmas time and everyone is trying to get into the Christmas spirit.
Snoopy plays the local Santa once again and Rerun confronts him about the lack of bringing him the things on his list from last year.
Linus tries to be nice to a girl at school he is fascinated with but she keeps playing head games with him and Sally learns as much about Christmas from Charlie Brown that she can.
Stars (voices by) Bill Melendez, Serena Berman, Christopher Ryan Johnson, Timmy Deters, Wesley Singerman, Corey Padnos, Megan Taylor Harvey, Lauren Schaffel
Directed by Larry Leichliter
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAMILY

"Wake up! Santa Claus came and he didn't bring you anything!....just kidding, April Fools!"

The Fairly Odd Parents In Christmas Every Day! (2001)

And soooooo - Merrrrry Christmasssss to you! :) *<|:)

Ok...Made for TV, aired December 9th in the US. 

Season 1. Episode 7.

The story: Timmy just loves Christmas.
He gets to spend the Christmas holiday with his parents and yes the fact that he has a vacation from school isn't too shabby neither.
But when Timmy wishes it was Christmas every day, well his Fairly Odd Parents can't help but grant his wish.
After 15 straight days of celebrating Christmas, everyone is getting fed up. Even the other holidays.
Stars (voices by) Tara Strong, Grey DeLisle, Daran Norris, Susanne Blakeslee, Tom Arnold, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jim Ward, Brian Dunkleman, Robert Costanzo, Tom Kenny, Frankie Muniz , Christian Baranda
Directed by Butch Hartman
Not Rated
ANIMATED/FAMILY/CHRISTMAS

"Merry Multi-Christmas"

Tooth Fairy 2 (2012)

Released March 6th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Florida.
The story: Larry is a small-time kind of guy.
When he stops by the bowling alley with his girl, he notices they are giving away a new car.
Well, of course, Larry has to get in on this action even though he promised his girl he would take her to her niece's party.
So, when Larry wins, it takes up that time he needed to be on his way to the party and yep, there goes his girlfriend.
Now his ex runs an after school program and Larry finds himself hanging around there in an attempt to get his girl back even though his ex is now engaged to another more responsible chump.
While hanging around with the kids, Larry makes the mistake of telling a young believer that the tooth fairy isn't real. Later that night Larry is summonsed by the tooth fairy of the month to work off the trouble his mouth caused the tooth fairies of the world.
Stars Larry the Cable Guy , David Mackey , Erin Beute , John Connon , Bob Lipka , Lucius Baston , Gabriel Suttle , Brady Reiter , Ellie Brannan , Ashton Brown , Dajalynn Sanchez , Sydney Rouviere , Reilly Gentges , Lauren O'Quinn , Carlos Navarro
Directed by Alex Zamm
Rated PG
COMEDY/FAMILY

The Eyes Of Tammy Faye (2000)

Released July 21st in the US.
Filmed in Missouri , North Carolina , California and Minnesota.
The story: A bright white light is shown to us here, which goes by the name of Tammy Faye. With all that she has endured, there is one thing she still has - her spirit.
We learn of her upbringing and talents, which landed her and her high school sweetheart turned husband turned ex-husband Jim Bakker, at the top of the big televangelist business.
She tells of what her life has become and what happened to her after her husband and herself were all over the headlines due to his infidelity and then going bankrupt.
We also get the scoop on Tammy Faye through her friends and family.
Stars (voice by)Ru Paul, Tammy Faye Bakker, Virginia Fairchild, Johnny Grover , Jim Bakker , Lori Graham Bakker , Mel White , Tammy Sue Bakker-Chapman , Jamie Bakker , Roe Messner , Charles E. Shepard , Marvin Brooks , James Albert , Pat Boone , Jim J. Bullock
Directed by Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato
Rated PG13
BIOGRAPHY/DOCUMETARY/HISTORY

Seinfeld : The Pick (1992)

Made for NBC, aired December 16th in the US.

Season 4. Episode 13.
The story: Jerry is dating a model who has just done a photoshoot for Calvin Klein's new perfume "The Beach", which happens to be a stolen idea from Kramer.
Elaine sends out Christmas cards with a mistakenly revealing photo of herself on them that everyone notices and George cannot make up his mind if he wants to be in his most recent relationship still or not.
Stars Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander, Wayne Knight, Jennifer Campbell, Nicholas Hormann, Heidi Swedberg, Gina Hecht
Stars Tom Cherones
Not Rated
COMEDY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

He-Man & She-Ra : A Christmas Special (1985)

Made for TV, aired December 25th in the US.
The story: Orko stows away on the sky spy that wasn't exactly finished yet.
He gets lost and lands on Earth, just in time to save a couple kids from an avalanche.
The kids teach Orko about Christmas, while She-Ra goes to Earth to find Orko.
But Skelator is summonsed to keep the Christmas spirit from existing in Eternia.
Stars (voices by )Linda Gary , John Erwin , Melendy Britt , Alan Oppenheime , Erika Scheimer , R.D. Robb , George DiCenzo
Directed by Bill Reed & Ernie Schmidt
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAMILY

The Beverly Hillbillies : Home For Christmas (1962)

Made for CBS, aired December 19th in the US.
Season 1. Episode 13.
The story: The Clampetts are planning on driving back home to see Jed's cousin Pearl for the holidays.
But Miss Jane advises the family that she can arrange for them all to be there in just a few short hours.
Only they don't realize they will be taking an airplane or do they even know what one is.
Jed's cousin Pearl is also planning on spending her Christmas with the Clampetts but in Beverly Hills.
Stars Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr., Bea Benaderet, Nancy Kulp, Frank Wilcox, Raymond Bailey, Paul Winchell, Eilene Janssen, Jeanne Vaughn
Directed by Richard Whorf
Not Rated
COMEDY/FAMILY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

Spongebob Squarepants Christmas Special : Christmas Who? (2000)

Made for TV, aired December 7th in the US.
The story: Spongebob has just learned about Christmas from Sandy.
Now he's busy telling everyone in Bikini Bottom about Christmas and Santa Claus, getting them to write letters to Santa Claus and sing songs.
Only there's one Bikini Bottom resident Spongebob cant convince about Santa Claus, Squidward.
He just does not believe, no matter what.
Stars (voices by) Tom Kenny , Carolyn Lawrence , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown , Sara Paxton , Austin Stout , Mike Bell , Stephen Hillenburg , Jonathan Silsby
Directed by Walt Dohrn & Paul Tibbitt
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAMILY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

I Want A Dog For Christmas , Charlie Brown (2003)

Made for TV, aired December 9th in the US.
The story: Rerun is Lucy and Linus's bright little brother.
Rerun just loves Charlie Brown's dog, Snoopy.
All Rerun can think about is how much he would like to have his own dog.
His mom continuously tells him he cannot have a dog.
Charlie Brown refuses to sell Snoopy to him for less than a hundred million dollars and Snoopy refuses to spend as much time with him as he would like.
Rerun understands that Snoopy has many brothers and he's hoping one of them will like to be his dog.
Stars (voices by )Jimmy Bennett , Ashley Rose , Corey Padnos , Hannah Leigh , Nick Price , Bill Melendez , Kaitlyn Maggio , Jake Miner
Directed by Bill Melendez & Larry Leichliter
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAMILY/CHRISTMAS

"Happiness is a warm puppy."

That '70s Show : The Best Christmas Ever (1998)

Made for TV, aired December 13th in the US.
The story: It's Christmas eve and while Kitty is busy getting everything ready for their yearly celebration, Eric asks Red if he can have his own Christmas party...and if he can get some money to have his Christmas party.
Red agrees to Eric having a party on one condition.
Eric must get the family a Christmas tree and then he is free to keep the change for himself.
So Eric, Kelso, and Hyde decide to steal one.
Stars Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Laura Prepon, Wilmer Valderrama, Debra Jo Rupp, Kurtwood Smith, Tanya Roberts, Don Stark, Lisa Robin Kelly, Marion Ross, Sarah Hawkins, Heidi Marshall, Megan Paul, Matt McKenzie
Directed by David Trainer
Not Rated
COMEDY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

"Yes , nothing says Christmas like a big green Grinch ass."

Adam-12 : Log 122 - Christmas The Yellow Dump Truck (1968)

Made for TV, aired December 21st in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: It's Christmas Eve and officers Malloy and Reed are delivering Christmas toys to the needy children in the area.
One young boy they talk to while making their deliveries insists he wants nothing more than a yellow dump truck, and the officers cannot bring it upon themselves to let the boy go without.
But while the boys mother is out shopping for a Christmas tree, her car is stolen with all the toys, including the yellow dump truck, still in her cars' trunk.
Stars Martin Milner , Kent McCord , Mittie Lawrence , Jack Hogan , Dick Foran , Bob Hastings , Dan Ferrone , William Stevens , Eunice Christopher , Edward Crawford , Serge Crawford , Zolya Talma
Directed by Hollingsworth Morse
Not Rated
DRAMA

"The incidents you have seen are true. The names were changed to protect the innocent."

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

Released December 1st in the US.
Filmed in California , Illinois and Colorado.
The story: Soon it will be Christmas day at the Griswall family's house.
They are reluctant to welcome their whole family to their home for the holidays but it is inevitable, everyone is sure to be there.
Everything is stressful enough as it is around the house, and to make matters worse Clark is awaiting his Christmas bonus from work to surprise his family with his gift to all of them.
Stars Chevy Chase , Beverly D'Angelo , Juliette Lewis , Johnny Galecki , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Nicholas Guest , John Randolph , Diane Ladd , E.G. Marshall , Doris Roberts , Randy Quaid , Miriam Flynn , Cody Burger , Ellen Hamilton Latzen , William Hickey , Mae Questel , Sam McMurray , Nicolette Scorsese , Keith MacKechnie , Brian Doyle-Murray , Natalija Nogulich
Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
Rated PG13
COMEDY

"Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Kiss my ass.

Kiss his ass.

Kiss your ass.

Happy Hanukkah."

Good Times : Sometimes There's No Bottom In The Bottle (1974)

Made for CBS, aired December 10th in the US.
Season 2. Episode 13.
The story: It's Christmas Eve at the Evans house and they are very excited about their celebration this year, as Florida's niece Naomi is staying with the family.
Thelma mentions to her family that she finds Naomi a bit strange.
She's always in the bathroom for long amounts of time and she's always laughing at every little thing, even if no one else finds it funny.
Later, Thelma catches Naomi stealing swigs of her parent's booze and tries to convince her cousin that it's really not a good idea.
Stars Esther Rolle, Jimmie Walker, Ja'net DuBois, Ralph Carter, John Amos, Bonnie Banfield, Albert Reed, Margueritte Ray
Directed by Herbert Kenwith
Not Rated
FAMILY/COMEDY/CHRISTMAS

"I knew the water in Chicago has a lot of things in it but I never knew it was 80 proof."

All In The Family : Christmas Day At The Bunkers (1971)

Made for CBS, aired December 18th in the US.
Season 2. Episode 13.
The story: It's Christmas time again, only Archie isn't in his typical cheery joyful Christmas mood.
After much discussion about what's exactly eating at him, the family finds out Archie didn't get his regular Christmas bonus at work.
Stars Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Sally Struthers, Rob Reiner, Noam Pitlik, Mel Stewart, Isabel Sanford, Mike Evans
Directed by John Rich
Not Rated
FAMILY/COMEDY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

"Hey Bunker...Peace."

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005)

Released October 7th in the US. 
The story: Its Christmas eve at the zoo and everyone seems to be having a jolly ole time celebrating together, as seen through the penguin's periscope by Private.
But the polar bear is all alone and looking quite sad.
When Private confronts the other penguins about this, no one seems to pay any mind about it all.
That's when Private decides to venture out into the city and get the polar bear a Christmas gift.
Only Private is seen by a shopper who believes he is a toy and takes him home for a gift.
Stars (voices by)Christopher Knights, Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, John DiMaggio, Elisa Gabrielli, Sean Bishop, Bill Fagerbakke
Directed by Gary Trousdale
Not Rated
ANIMATED/FAMILY/COMEDY/CHRISTMAS

"Not on my watch blue hair."

Yes Virginia (2009)

Made for TV, aired December 11th in the US.
Based on said truths. :)
The story: Little Miss Virginia believes Christmas is the most magical time of the year.
While making a pop-up book of the Christmas-themed sort, a little friend of hers questions her on who Santa is.
Virginia tells him that she isn't exactly sure, but she knows one thing for certain, he is real.
Later Virginia is pestered by a girl a year older that believes she is the smartest of all.
She tries to convince Virginia and all the other kids, that they are all being a bunch of babies because there is just no such thing as Santa Claus.
That's when Virginia goes in every direction she can to try and prove at least to herself that Santa is indeed real.
Stars (voices by) Beatrice Miller , Kieran Patrick Campbell , Neil Patrick Harris , Jennifer Love Hewitt , Michael Buscemi , Alfred Molina , Julian Franco , Nicholas Sireci , Andrew Cherry , Taylor Hay , Andrea Kessler , Chuck Nice , Robb Pruitt
Directed by Pete Circuitt
Not Rated
ANIMATED/FAMILY/CHRISTMAS

"When you give people something to believe in, it makes the world a better place."

Homeless To Harvard : The Liz Murray Story (2003)

Made for TV (Lifetime), aired April 7th in the US.
Filmed in Canada.
Based on truths.
The story: As a child, Liz did nothing but starve, live in filth and watch as her parents spent every dime the family had on drugs.
There was just no escape for young Liz.
The one thing she did have was a brilliant mind, but she never went to school.
After watching her mother slowly kill herself after learning she had Aids, Liz decides that she doesn't want to be a dummy.
She wants to go to school and learn as much as she possibly can.
Liz does just that, with very minimal help from any family member.
Stars Thora Birch, Jennifer Pisana, Ellen Page, Marla McLean, Juanita Peters, Kelly Lynch, Michael Riley , Robert Bockstael , Makyla Smith , Aron Tager , Mauralea Austin , Cecil Wright , Douglas Mayr
Directed by Peter Levin
Not Rated
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA

The Lucy Show : Together For Christmas (1962)

Made for CBS, aired December 24th in the US.
Season 1. Episode 13.
The story: It's time to get ready for Christmas together this year, as this will be the first Christmas in quite a few years that Lucy and Viv haven't taken their children and gone home.
Now, this seems like a fun and exciting idea, but...neither Lucy nor Viv can agree on any one way to go about completing their traditions - from what their Christmas dinner will consist of to what the Christmas tree should look like.
Stars Lucille Ball , Vivian Vance , Joseph Mell , Ralph Hart , Jimmy Garrett , Robert R. Stephenson , Candy Moore , Tom Lowell
Directed Jack Donohue
Not Rated
COMEDY/FAMILY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS


"That's right, Tommy. If you don't believe me, come see for yourself. I bet we're the only people in the world with two Christmas trees. One is green and one is, pardon the expression - White."

Mork and Mindy : Mork's First Christmas (1978)

Made for ABC, aired December 14th in the US.
Season 1. Episode 12.
The story: It's Mork's first Christmas while living with Mindy on Earth.
Mork isn't very familiar with the holiday but with help, courtesy, and love he soon begins to understand what most of the hubbub is all about.
While shopping with a friend for some Christmas gifts, Mork realizes that he will need a lot more than twelve dollars to buy as many gifts as he plans.
So Mork decides to make gifts that he feels suits each person he makes a gift for.
Stars Robin Williams , Pam Dawber , Morgan Fairchild , Jeffrey Jacquet , David Ketchum ,
Conrad Janis , Ysabel MacCloskey , Elizabeth Kerr , Patrick Cranshaw
Directed by Jeff Chambers
Not Rated
COMEDY/FAMILY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

"Last night while you were at school there was a roving gang. They were just singing for trouble. They wanted to beat up Monty Hall and his family. They were going from house to house singing 'Deck! the Halls', 'Deck! the Halls'"

The Snowman (1982)

Released December 26th in the US.
The story: A young boy makes a snowman whom he befriends in the middle of the night.
The two have lots of fun together as the boy invites the snowman inside his house and shows him all sorts of things a snowman would never get to see or learn about.
The boy pays special attention to making sure the snowman is comfortable and not warm enough to melt while he is inside the house.
When the boy believes that the curious snowman is making so much noise that they may awaken his parents, the two venture outside of the house into the snowy filled evening.
After a while, the snowman gets homesick and takes the young boy to meet all of his friends.
Directed by Dianne Jackson and Jimmy T. Murakami
ANIMATION/FAMILY

Mermaids (1990)

Released December 14th in the US.
Filmed in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Texas.
The story: Mrs. Flax is a sassy, Jewish mom of two young girls - Charlotte and Kate.
Kate is an aspiring swimming fanatic and Charlotte wants to be a nun.
Mrs. Flax moves her girls whenever things don't sit right with her in her career choices, making it hard for her girls to get settled into a normal family lifestyle of sorts.
But when Mrs. Flax moves them all from Oklahoma to Massachusetts, and many life changes happen for the three of them, Charlotte convinces her mom that maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to stay in one place for a little longer than usual.
Stars Cher , Winona Ryder , Christina Ricci , William Paul Steele , Michael Schoeffling , Bob Hoskins , Jan Miner , Betsy Townsend , Caroline McWilliams , Dossy Peabody , Paula Plum , Richard McElvain , Pete Kovner , Patricia Madden
Directed by Richard Benjamin
Rated PG13
DRAMA/COMEDY

"Don't be ridiculous. A real woman is never too old."

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (1970)

Made for TV, airing December 14th in the US.
The story: A baby named Claus is left on the doorstep of mean man Burgermeister Herr Meisterburger, but he tells his henchmen to take the baby away to the orphanage.
In doing so, a mean wind carries the baby up up and away into the mountains of the Whispering Winds.
There, the baby is assisted by the animals, who take it to and leave it on the doorstep of the Kringles, a family of elves.
The Kringles take the baby in and raise it as one of their own.
The Kringles name the baby Kris and teach him to make toys.
When Kris is an adult, he realizes there is no one to give all the toys they've made to, so he takes them over the hills and into town.
But Burgermeister Herr Meisterburger has just recently outlawed toys, claiming toys are "illegal, immoral and unlawful'.
Stars (voices by) Fred Astaire, Andrea Sacino, Gary White, Paul Frees, Keenan Wynn, Dina Lynn, Greg Thomas
Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Bass
Not Rated
FAMILY/ANIMATION/MUSICAL/CHRISTMAS

"You are obviously a non-conformist and a rebel!"

Siblings (2004)

Released on DVD, September 20th in the US.
Filmed in Canada.
The story: Joe, Margaret, Pete, and Danielle are all step brothers and sisters who have just lost the one adult in their young lives who has ever given a damn about them, their grandfather.
Now they are all stuck living with their evil step-parents, whom they despise and think should just be killed.
One morning while the oldest of the kids Joe is in the garage fixing the breaks on one of the step rents cars, he finds out that the only thing any of the kids had left of their grandfather, his beloved dog Potter - has been put down by the evil rents.
Well, Joe flips and loses his cool.
He snaps out on his evil stepmother and gets a big punch in the gut from his evil stepfather for it.
Joe lays wounded on the garage floor as the step rents drive away in the car he was fixing the breaks in.
But there's one problem, or rather happiness in this situation.
Joe hadn't put the brake fluid back in the car yet...
Stars Alex Campbell , Paul Soles , Sarah Gadon , Andrew Chalmers , Samantha Weinstein , Sonja Smits , Nicholas Campbell , Aaron Abrams , Sarah Polley , Martha Burns , Tom McCamus , Joan Heney , Dorothy Gordon , Rocket the Dog
Directed by David Weaver
Rated R
DARK COMEDY

The Flintstones : Christmas Flintstone (1960)

Made for TV, aired December 25th in the US.
The story: Fred gets the job of department store Santa and he really enjoys it.
He does such a good job, that he is visited by a couple of Santas' elves.
Santa is sick in bed with a nasty cold this year and he needs someone to fill in for him.
Fred is more than happy to oblige and he fools everyone who sees him. :)
Stars (voices by) Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Gerry Johnson, Dick Beals, Don Messick, Hal Smith
Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Not Rated
ANIMATED/FAMILY/CHRISTMAS

Single White Female 2 : The Psycho (2005)

Released on DVD, October 25th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: Holly Parker is a business stiff who is looking to get that big promotion.
Her roommate is a moralless, self-serving bitch-ho who is fighting to get that same promotion.
When Hollys' evil roomie decides to do the unthinkable to try and steal the promotion away from her, she moves out and gets another roommate instead of killing her.
But Holly's new roomie wants to be her...(Deja Vu?)
Stars Kristen Miller, Brooke Burns, Todd Babcock, François Giroday, Tracey McCall, Allison Lange
Directed by Keith Samples
Rated R
SEQUEL/THRILLER

A Jetson Christmas Carol (1985)

Made for TV, aired December 13th in the US.
The story: Its Christmas eve and the Jetsons' are eager to get their holiday started together.
While the family spends a fun day Christmas shopping, George is still at work, stuck working late. When its time for him to clock out, go home and get the celebration train rolling, Mr. Spacely says his goodbyes with "I'll see you tomorrow." To which George has to remind him that tomorrow is, in fact, Christmas and he will not see him.
Mr. Spacely is later visited by the ghost of Christmas present, which shows him that if he doesn't change his greedy ways, he will live his afterlife, for all eternity, in the shadows of his greed.
Stars (voices by) George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Daws Butler, Janet Waldo, Don Messick, Jean Vander Pyl, Frank Welker
Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Not Rated
ANIMATION/FAMILY/CHRISTMAS

Christmas Eve On Sesame Street (1978)

Made for TV (PBS), aired December 3rd in the US.
filming location (s), unknown...that's cause no one really does know where Sesame Street actually is... :)
The story: Its Christmas Eve and everyone is happy and together, thinking of what the holiday will bring.
First its ice skating.
Then its sing-alongs.
Then Oscar tells Big Bird that Santa is too big to fit down the chimney, so he isn't coming...
Grover asks many kids how exactly they believe Santa will get down the chimney,
Ernie and Bert plan the best gifts they can for each other with the help of Mr. Hooper and Cookie Monster's attempts to get a message to Santa about all the cookies he would like to enjoy.
Stars Jim Henson (voice) , Frank Oz (voice) , Jerry Nelson (voice) , Richard Hunt (voice) , Caroll Spinney (voice) , Kermit the Frog , Linda Bove , Northern Calloway , Debbie Chen , Will Lee , Sonia Manzano , Loretta Long , Bob McGrath , Roscoe Orman , Alaina Reed-Hall , Chet O'Brien
Directed by Jon Stone
Not Rated
FAMILY/MUSICAL

The Fields (2011)

I think should be called 'The Fields To Nowhere', cause that's where this leads hahaha
Oh and this is based on truths.
Released April 17, 2012, in the US.
Filmed entirely in Pennsylvania.
The story: Steven is a young boy whose parents can't seem to get their shit together.
After fighting endlessly, they decide to take Steven to his dad's parents' place to stay for a while - while the couple tries and works things out.
But while Steven is staying with his grandparents , the three of them are tormented by some transient tormenters after Steven finds a dead body at the edge of the cornfield.
Stars Tara Reid , Faust Checho , Joshua Ormond , Susan Moses , Cloris Leachman , Tom McCarthy , Louis Morabito , Tom Mattera , Miles Williams , Karen Ludwig , Brian Anthony Wilson
Directed by Tom Mattera & David Mazzoni
Not Rated
THRILLER/MYSTERY

Sisters Of Death (1977)

Made sometime in 1972 but not released until August, sometime in 1977 in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: During a sorority initiation, one of the pledges is tragically killed.
Fast forward seven years.
The surviving 5 of the 6 sorority sisters from that horrible night are all living their lives now, out of college.
They all get an invitation to meet once again for a reunion in Paso Robles, the town they went to college together.
But who got them all together??
And - is there a better reason for their reunion, other than...a, reunion?? :P
Stars Claudia Jennings , Elizabeth Bergen, Cheri Howell , Sherry Boucher , Sherry Alberoni , Roxanne Albee , Paul Carr , Joe E. Tata , Joe E. Tata , Arthur Franz
Rated PG
MYSTERY/THRILLER

Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)

Released June 17th in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story: Mr. Popper is a work-hungry, divorced father of two young'ens.
His father, who has recently passed, was a wild adventurer - traveling the world alone along the seas.
At the reading of his dad's will, Mr. Popper is advised that his dad had left him one last souvenir.
Mr. Popper isn't excited or even interested in this last keepsake from his father.
Yet in time, the gift will teach him once again the things that he thought were gone from his life forever.
Stars Dylan Clark Marshall , Jim Carrey , Ophelia Lovibond , Jeffrey Tambor , Philip Baker Hall , William Charles Mitchell , Dominic Chianese , James Tupper , Maxwell Perry Cotton , Carla Gugino , Madeline Carroll , Angela Lansbury
Directed by Mark Waters
Rated PG
COMEDY/DRAMA/FAMILY

The Big White (2005)

Released December 3rd in the US.
Filmed in Alaska and Canada.
The story: Paul Barnell is having some financial troubles.
First, his travel agency isn't doing very well and then his wife isn't either, and their medical bills are putting a hold on them.
So Paul decides that he should try and collect on his life insurance policy he has on his brother, whom he hasn't heard from in about 7 years.
When he tries to collect though, he is told there is no proof that he has passed without his brother's body.
A couple days later, luck nips at Pauls' nose when he finds a dead body and concocts a crazy plan to play the dead man off as his very own brother.
Stars Holly Hunter , Robin Williams , Giovanni Ribisi , Ralph Alderman , Alison Lohman , Frank Adamson , Marina Stephenson Kerr , Tim Blake Nelson , W. Earl Brown , Woody Harrelson
Directed by Mark Mylod
Rated R
COMEDY

We Bought A Zoo (2011)

"The Dartmoor Zoological Park on which this story is based is an award-winning zoo whose methods are admired around the world.
The park is open to faithful followers year-round."

This is based on truths.
Released December 23rd in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: Benjamin Mee is a widower with two young kids.
He is also a writer and an adventure seeker.
When Benjamins' boss tells him well he can just work from home, his son is getting suspended from school for acting up and his daughter can't sleep due to noisy neighbors, he decides its time for a change of pace.
Mr. Mee moves his family out to the country and takes over a wildlife park.
Its a lot of work, but if everyone can follow through and pull together, it will be the adventure of a lifetime.
Stars Matt Damon , Colin Ford , Maggie Elizabeth Jones , Stephanie Szostak , Michael Panes , Thomas Haden Church , J.B. Smoove , Scarlett Johansson , Elle Fanning , Patrick Fugit , Carla Gallo , Angus Macfadyen , John Michael Higgins , Kym Whitley
Directed by Cameron Crowe (bravo!)
Rated PG
DRAMA

"You only have to be courageous for 20 seconds of your life."

http://www.dartmoorzoo.org/your-visit/welcome.html

Beverly Hills Madam (1986)

Made for TV, released April 6th in the US.
Filming location(s)unknown.
The story: Lil Hutton is a rich and powerful Beverly Hills madam with a reputation for making everyone happy and taking good care of the girls she manages.
Lil takes pride in what she does for everyone in her life.
But things slowly begin to fall apart when her best gal gets pregnant - decides to keep her baby and drop her job.
Lils' second-best gal becomes a boozer and decides her life isn't worth living anymore and then, a semi-important gal gets murdered. < - :P Stars Faye Dunaway , Robin Givens , Donna Dixon , Terry Farrell , Melody Anderson , Louis Jourdan , Nicolas Coster , Gary Hershberger , Beulah Quo Directed by Harvey Hart Not Rated DRAMA

Wolf (1994)

Released June 17th in the US.
Filmed in California, New York, and Vermont.
The story: While driving through Vermont in a snowstorm, senior editor Will Randall hits a wolf which he cannot avoid hitting.
When he is out of his car checking to see if, in fact, the animal has passed, Will is bitten by the animal.
Almost immediately he does not feel like himself and insists he has been bitten by the animal, which he claims is a wolf. No one believes it was, in fact, a wolf that bit him.
Oh, but they will.
Stars Jack Nicholson , Kate Nelligan , James Spader , Christopher Plummer , David Hyde Pierce , Eileen Atkins , Michelle Pfeiffer , Ron Rifkin , Om Puri
Directed by Mike Nichols
Rated R
HORROR

Hard To Hold (1984)

Released April 6th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: James Roberts is a popular rock and roll star who happens to be in Los Angeles attempting to record a new album to tour with.
But James keeps hitting snags in the studio and some other personal tensions don't seem to be helping him inspirationally.
By accident, James has met a woman who happens to be a breath of fresh air for him.
Only she keeps sending him mixed signals.
Stars Rick Springfield , Patti Hansen , Gregory Itzin , Peter Van Norden , Bill Mumy , Tony Fox Sales , Mike Baird , Robert Popwell , Janet Eilber , Frank Ronzio , Garry Goodrow , Tracy Brooks Swope , Albert Salmi
Directed by Larry Peerce
Rated PG
DRAMA

The Muppets ; Disney's (2011)

Released November 23rd in the US.
Filmed in California, New York, Switzerland, and Nevada.
The story: Gary and Walter are brothers and they do everything together, except grow.
Gary gets older and looks older and Walter gets older but stays the same, possibly because he's a puppet.
So Walter has a hard time finding things that he can fit in with until he discovers the Muppet show and he is instantly obsessed.
When Gary decides he's going to take his girlfriend to Los Angeles for their anniversary, he plans on bringing Walter along as well and take him to the Muppet Theater museum.
But when they arrive, they find that the Muppet Theater is pretty much no more.
While on a short tour of the theater, Walter gets wind that an evil man is planning on tearing down the theater.
Walter will not have that.
He along with Gary and Garys' girlfriend all go on a mission to get all the Muppets all back together again to try and save the theater.
Stars Jason Segel , Peter Linz (voice) , Amy Adams , Chris Cooper , Rashida Jones , Steve Whitmire (voice) , Eric Jacobson (voice) , Dave Goelz (& voice) , Bill Barretta (voice) , David Rudman (voice) , Matt Vogel , Alan Arkin , Bill Cobbs , Zach Galifianakis , Ken Jeong , Jim Parsons , Judd Hirsch , Mickey Rooney , Jack Black
Directed by James Bobin
Rated PG
FAMILY/COMEDY/DRAMA

Jack and Jill (2011)

Released November 11th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: Jack has a twin sister Jill who he hasn't spent a lot of time with since they were young.
Jack has invited his sister to be with him and his family for Thanksgiving since their mom died and Jill would not have anyone to spend the holiday with.
Shortly after Jill arrives, she gets on Jack's nerves, a lot.
Jack tries everything to get rid of his sister for a bit but all he ends up doing is upsetting her and that makes her stay even longer with him.
The ad company that Jack works for is looking to get Al Pachino to do an add for them and when Al takes a liking to Jacks's sister, well Jack sees a window of opportunity.
Stars Adam Sandler , Katie Holmes , Elodie Tougne , Rohan Chand , Eugenio Derbez , Nick Swardson , Tim Meadows , Norm MacDonald , Al Pacino , Geoff Pierson , Allen Covert , Valerie Mahaffey , Gary Valentine , Dana Carvey , Regis Philbin , Shaquille O'Neal , Drew Carey , John McEnroe , Christie Brinkley
Directed by Dennis Dugan
Rated PG
COMEDY

Jealousy (1985)

Made for TV.
Released January 23, 1985? in the US.
Filming location(s)unknown.
This one is three stories combined, allll about jealousy and its many faces and forms.
The first story is about a lady named Georgia, who is increasingly jealous of her budding daughter's beauty and her so-called husband's admiration.
The second story is one about a rich man marrying a new lady and bringing her home to meet her new hubbys "daughter who has been with him for 30 years".
Story three is about a small town country music singer who has the opportunity to become a star but her love for a man that just won't go away could be the end of it for her.
Stars Angie Dickinson , Paul Michael Glaser , Julianne Phillips , Richard Mulligan , Virginia Peters , David Carradine , Ray Stricklyn , Scott Van Erstrom , Susan Tyrrell , Rick Vito ( "Tom! Is that you!??") *says the pretty bird*

ThanksKilling (2009)

Released on DVD November 17th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Ohio.
The story: It's Thanksgiving break and the cool kids at school are taking off for a ride in the jeep.
No really , no weekend thing, it's just a quick ride together.
Anyways, while on this little journey their sweet ride starts overheating, and of course it's getting dark.
So, the cool kids ( yes, I left out smart) , decide they should camp for the night in the nearby woods so's to give the engine time to cool off.
While they are camping, a tag along with the cool kids tells an urban legend about a 510-year-old killer turkey.
Yea no one believes him. I mean he doesn't even believe the story.
But after their friends and families start turning up dead, well there's got to be some truth to the story.
Stars Wanda Lust , General Bastard , Jordan Downey (voice) , Lance Predmore , Ryan E. Francis , Lindsey Anderson , Aaron Ringhiser-Carlson , Natasha Cordova , Pat Love , Terry Reagan , Jessica Rees
Directed by (& story partly written) Jordan Downey
Not Rated
HORROR/DARK COMEDY/THANKSGIVING

"Why God, why!?
No more pumpkin pie
No more cranberry sauce
Just turkey! :P"

Bernie (2011)

Released April 27, 2012, in the US.
Filmed in Texas.
Based on truths. Jack Black who plays Bernie spent much time with the real-life Bernie to get to know him and his story for research of this film.
The story: Bernie Tiede is the assistant funeral director in town.
Everyone loves Bernie.
Bernie is such a sweet guy, who goes out of his way and then some to make new widows comfortable with any kind of help he can give.
Bernie tries and tries to be compassionate with Marjorie Nugent, a newly widowed rich lady but she won't budge.
Until one day, Miss Marjorie gives in to Bernies' kind ways and the two almost instantly become constant companions.
But after some time, Marjorie gets more and more difficult with Bernie, trying to isolate him and boss him about while being quite malicious.
No one saw it coming, not even Bernie but yes, Bernie finally snaps.
Stars Jack Black , Larry Jack Dotson , Brandon Smith , Marjorie Dome , Ann Reeves , Chris Humphrey , Kay Epperson , James Baker , Kristi Youngblood , Margaret Bowman , Tanja Givens , Shirley MacLaine , Matthew McConaughey , Brady Coleman , Richard Robichaux , Rick Dial , Merrilee McCommas , Mathew Greer , Sonny Carl Davis , Mona Lee Fultz
Directed by Richard Linklater
Rated PG13
DRAMA

Critters (1986)

Released April 11th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Kansas.
The story: When some badass aliens break into another aliens' base and steal a bunch of stuff in search of food, the robbed aliens send a couple of guys in disguise after the little pesky thieves.
The little pesky thieves become even peskier when they crash land on earth and their main idea of food is, yum... humans.
Stars Nadine Van der Velde , Scott Grimes , Billy Green Bush , M. Emmet Walsh , Dee Wallace , Don Keith Opper , Billy Zane , Jeremy Lawrence
Directed by Stephen Herek
Rated PG13
SCIFI/HORROR

"They have weapons"

"So what"

"Fuck!"

Eight Miles High (2007)

Based on truths.
Released July 11, 2008, in the US.
Filmed in Germany and India.
The story: As a young woman, Uschi Obermaier didn't want to live by any rules or restrictions, she just wanted her freedom.
Because of her very admirable beauty, she quickly rose to the top as a well-known and sought out model.
Being a model, she got much exposure in the press about her personal life.
After living in a commune in Germany that was making waves, she went on to be a lover of Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones.
Then, many worldly adventures with her life with/ walkout on a lover who gave her most everything she desired.
But she would never settle, no matter what it cost her.
Most important to Uschi was always her freedom.
Stars Natalia Avelon , Petra Berndt , Friederike Kempter , Matthias Schweighöfer , Victor Norén , Alexander Scheer , David Scheller , Georg Friedrich , Mila da Veela
Directed by Achim Bornhak
Rated R
German with English subtitles
BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY

The Three Stooges (2000)

This is based on truths.
Released April 24th in the US.
Filmed in Australia.
The story: In the present day, Moe - one of the Three Stooges who was the one who managed their whole careers together, is trying to get the company who helped the Stooges get to film make some money for all the old shorts they had made.
But he keeps getting the runaround.
Moe begins being approached by a young Stooges fan/television executive who sees the Stooges in present-day as potentially popular and able to make money if they work together once again.
But Moe has many reservations about getting the Stooges back together again, after all the years of hard work and heartache that they all endured while not seeing the money that they all believed they should have been making.
Stars Paul Ben-Victor , Rachael Blake , John Kassir , Michael Chiklis , Jeanette Cronin , Anna Lise Phillips , Evan Handler , Joel Edgerton , Marton Csokas , Linal Haft , Brandon Burke
Directed by James Frawley
Not Rated
DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY

The Christmas Bunny (2010)

Released November 28th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Michigan.
The story: Young Julia is a very quiet, introverted, confused, abused and misunderstood girl being sent to live with a foster family.
But Julia just wants her mommy.
Unfortunately, Julias mom can't get it together which is why Julia is being placed.
While Julia is staying with her foster family, her foster brother and foster cousin happen to have a self-induced encounter with an itty bitty bunny rabbit out in the woods.
Julia takes an instant liking to the little bunny and it helps her come out of her shell, as she associates the bunny with a video of the Velveteen Rabbit, which reminds her of her mommy.
Stars Sophie Bolen , Michele Messmer , Madeline Vail , Colby French , Derek Brandon ,
Florence Henderson , Charles Irving Beale , Andrew Twiford , Michael J. Blashill , Kimberly Harsch
Directed by (and story written) Tom Seidman
Rated PG
DRAMA/FAMILY


"Everything has a purpose...and that includes people."

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)

Released September 10th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story: Once upon a time, there was this quiet, insecure, very talented young man.
This young man wrote the most lovely songs but the problem was, getting the music out for the public to hear, as this young man was quite shy.
After some time of writing songs that the famous end up using in tv and movies, the young man gets the pleasure of meeting a few music producers and arrangers and well, you can imagine - but I'll tell ya , the young man now found a way to put his words to music and get them out for the public to eat up.
And that's just what they did.
From that point on, for many years to come, the young man - known as Harry, only went up, up, up in his career and made friends with some of the most famous, brilliant artists of the time.
Here we get to witness a lot of the extraordinary life and rise to fame and fortune of one of the most talented artists of the 70s, through archival footage, interviews with himself, his family, his friends that loved him and worked with him and the ones who are no longer with us.
Stars Harry Nilsson , Micky Dolenz , Gerry Beckley , Terry Gilliam , Lee Blackman , Dustin Hoffman , Perry Botkin Jr. , Eric Idle , John Lennon , Randy Newman , Yoko Ono , Paul Williams , Ringo Starr , Robin Williams , Tom Smothers , Dick Smothers , May Pang , Van Dyke Parks , Annie Nilsson , Beau Nilsson , Diane Nilsson , Olivia Nilsson , Zach Nilsson , Zak Nilsson , Una Nilsson
Directed by (& story written) John Scheinfeld
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY

"Nilsson - is hear"

Songwriter (1984)

Released October 14th in the US.
Filmed in Texas.
The story: Doc Jenkins is a country singer/songwriter.
Doc has a couple buds he's been making music with most of his life, all under Doc's supervision and rules.
But when Doc takes a contract with a new manager, he drops his friends and goes on his solo way.
No hard feelings between the three friends and no one is getting rich.
Doc finds out through the grapevine that under his new contract, that he has no rights to his own songs and makes no money at all.
So he schemes a plan, with the help of his old pals.
Doc puts his music out under his own management with a different singer taking the credit.
Doc makes a lot of money this way and when his contract owner finds out about it... hey, maybe he'll trade Docs' writer contract for his new money-making superstar.
Stars Willie Nelson , Kris Kristofferson , Melinda Dillon , Rip Torn , Richard C. Sarafian , Rhonda Dotson , Lesley Ann Warren , Mickey Raphael , Shannon Wilcox , Jeff MacKay
Directed by Alan Rudolph
Rated R
DRAMA/MUSICAL

"Write on , songwriter..."